Sunday, June 22, 2014

HSF '14: 1940's Coveralls

The challenge this fortnight was the Politics of Fashion: Craft something that demonstrates the interactions between dress and political history. And when it was announced, I immediately thought of Wearing History's WW2 coveralls. I had been wanting to make these for a long time, and finally had an excuse.

They were sewn while I was on vacation in the US, which was mostly okay. I was really pleased with the ability of my mom's machine to sew through 5 layers of heavy cotton; it probably handled it better than my own would have. But using someone else's work space is always a bit awkward, for both them and you.

I didn't make any major changes to the pattern, though I should have added another inch to the pant length. I did scoot the straps closer together in the back, and of course made the usual minor adjustments to fit 'standard size' to my own.